In the dim light of a storeroom, Vekaya wakes up, alone and with no memory of who she is, where she is, or how she got there. In an orphanage run by an arcane religious cabal, our first protagonist has no choice but to become an investigator, a rebel, and her very own hero. At nearly the same time and not far away, a mysterious and deadly force from an uncharted region causes the town of South Hall to destroy itself, leaving Gyrath and his little brother Caedrus equal parts baffled and horrified. Taken from a stable and easy life, they are now adrift in a world of wolf packs, shapeshifters, will-bending shamassons, and the death crawler: a worm made entirely of corpses, the size of a tower that breathes violent madness into those unlucky enough to be near it. The trio must learn to put aside their differences in the hopes that the three of them will survive their adventure and save Hammercleft - and possibly the world - from those who would dominate it. A Flash of Sparks is created by Emile Bienert, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

A Flash of Sparks

Having already heard the night wagons outside during her secret trip to the kitchen, Vekaya could remember a little bit about where she had heard them. Would it be enough to just see and hear whatever they said? Would she have to follow them or sneak aboard? How dangerous really was any of this? Did they even come every night, or was it only certain nights? As she went to bed, her mind was awash with worries. This was nothing new, she thought, for the House of Civius in general. After all, there were so many children who cried themselves to sleep every night. No one knew where they were. No one was coming to get them. The last worry that she had, softly calling to her from the recesses of her brain, only made itself known when she wondered again, how dangerous really was any of this?


No one knew where she was. No one would come looking for her. This Captain Taron might, but by then, might it be too late? Anything that could happen to her would surely have happened already.


Chapter 16: Questions for Answers